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Primavera Capital, Ant Financial to Invest $460m in Yum! China
Sep 7, 2016US-based Yum! Brands has entered into an agreement with Primavera Capital and Ant Financial Services to invest a total of $460m in Yum China. While Primavera Capital is a China-based global private equity firm, Ant Financial is an online ...
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Hanesbrands Promotes Gerald Evans Jr. to CEO
Jun 15, 2016HanesBrands, the parent of Hanes, Champion, Gear for Sport and a number of intimate apparel brands, said that as part of leadership succession plan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Noll will be narrowing his role to ...
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Forza Horizon 3: Everything We Know
Jun 14, 2016What is Forza Horizon 3? Developed by Playground Games, Forza Horizon 3 is the latest entry in the Forza Motorsport spinoff franchise. Set to include the largest open-world and car roster in series history, Horizon 3 is certainly going ...
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A Look Into Major LED Manufacturers Global Strategy
Nov 11, 2015Globalized competition is inevitable in the LED industry with an increasing number of overseas LED companies entering Chinese market and vice versa. Chinese LED companies acquire renowned international manufacturers, fewer companies ...
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Bob Evans Farms to Sell or Spinoff Its Sausage and Refrigerated-Food Business
Mar 5, 2015US-based Bob Evans Farms has scrapped plans to sell or spinoff its sausage and refrigerated-food business. This comes after the company witnessed 18% decline in shares to $48.80. Sandell Asset Management, which owns over 7% of Bob ...
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New Device to Test Mislabeled Seafood
Feb 9, 2015Scientists at the University of South Florida’s (USF) College of Marine Science have developed a device to detect mislabeled seafood. The handheld sensor uses real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (RT-NASBA) to ...
Tags: USF Scientists, Mislabeled Seafood
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A Harvard University Spinoff Unveiled a 3D Printer
Jan 21, 2015A Harvard University spinoff has unveiled a 3D printer that can print out devices with integrated electronic circuits. The Voxel8 3D printer uses two materials: PLA plastic for the body and enclosure of the device, as well as a highly ...
Tags: 3D printer, cloud-based software, Electrical
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MWV to Fully Separate Its Specialty Chemicals Business From The Rest of The Company
Jan 14, 2015MeadWestvaco Corporation has announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to fully separate its Specialty Chemicals business from the rest of the company. The separation is expected to be executed by means of a tax-free spinoff ...
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JDSU Has Reported Revenue of $433.6m
Nov 10, 2014For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (ended 27 September 2014), JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA has reported revenue of $433.6m (exceeding the high end of the $405-425m guidance range). This is down 3.3% on $448.6m last quarter but up 1.1% on $429m ...
Tags: JDSU, Optical communications
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Airlight and IBM Partner to Bring Affordable Solar Technology to Market by 2017
Sep 30, 2014Airlight Energy of Biasca, Switzerland, which supplies proprietary technology for large-scale production of electricity using solar power and for energy storage, has partnered with IBM Research, aiming to bring affordable solar technology ...
Tags: CPV IBM, Electrical, Electronics
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The Phone Oximeter Is a Smartphone App Developed by Two British Columbia Scientists
May 19, 2014The Phone Oximeter is a smartphone app developed by two British Columbia scientists as an affordable solution for the measurement of oxygen levels in the blood, an important early warning sign for pre-eclampsia in pregnant women, and for ...
Tags: Smartphone, Oximeter
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Sears Launched a Curbside Pickup Service
Feb 25, 2014Sears’ new “In-Vehicle Pickup” feature allows its mobile app users to pick up their online purchases at their local Sears store within five minutes of arrival, without leaving the car. Related Sears Sears Shutting Flagship ...
Tags: In-Vehicle Pickup, Hoffman Estates, Sears, app
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The Structure of Your Facebook Neighborhood Will Identify Your Romantic
Feb 20, 2014Even if you're not shouting it from the housetops, there's a good chance the structure of your Facebook neighborhood will identify your romantic partner. From a map of Facebook friends, a computer algorithm developed by Jon Kleinberg, the ...
Tags: Facebook, Consumer Electronics, Service
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Revenues for World's 250 Largest Retailers Reached $4.3 Trillion in The Last Fiscal Year
Jan 21, 2014Despite tough economic conditions, revenues for the world's 250 largest retailers reached $4.3 trillion in the last fiscal year (June 2012 through June 2013). The average size of the top 250 retailers exceeded $17 billion according to the ...
Tags: Retail Economy, Service
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Here Are Some of The Latest Health and Medical News Developments
Jan 14, 2014Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2014 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Nine Womb Transplant Patients Doing Well: Swedish Researchers Nine women who received ...
Tags: Health Highlights, Health